Dr Amin Shokrollahi, a mathematician who loves research, becomes an entrepreneur by accident. He discovers a software solution to decelerate Moore’s Law, and his friend, entrepreneur Steve Papa, pushes him to create a company and bring the solution to market. For five years they “wander in the woods” building the team, raising money, developing the technology, fruitlessly talking with potential customers and working with some of the world’s most important technology companies… but without commercial success.
Learning Objective
- Put participants in the shoes of an entrepreneur who has what seems to be an amazing breakthrough, but finds it difficult to bring it to market.
- Coming from outside an industry sometimes gives us new insights into old problems.
Keywords
Business to Business, Disruption, Economics, Semiconductor, Electronics, Moore's Law, Start-up, Initial Public Offering
Settings
Kandou Bus, Materials, Semiconductors, Information Technology, Computer Services, Manufacturing, Electric and Electronic Equipment
2010-2022
Available Languages
English
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